Requires MVC to waive knowledge test requirement for certain military service members who apply for commercial driver license.

Requires MVC to waive knowledge test requirement for certain military service members who apply for commercial driver license. The State currently requires the MVC to waive the skills test requirement for qualified military service members who apply for certain commercial driver licenses. Under the bill, the MVC would also waive the knowledge test requirement for qualified military service members. As required by federal regulations, a current or former military service person may qualify for the knowledge test waiver if, during the one-year period immediately preceding the date of application, the person: was regularly employed as an operator of certain military vehicles; operated a vehicle that is representative of the type of commercial motor vehicle that the person expects to operate; has not simultaneously held more than one civilian license; has not had any license suspended, revoked, or canceled; has not been convicted of certain types of serious traffic offenses; and has not been convicted of certain types of motor vehicle violations arising in connection with a traffic accident and has no record of an accident in which the person was at fault.

Under current State law, military applicants who seek to operate the following categories of commercial vehicles are not permitted to receive the skills test waiver if the vehicles are used in the transportation of hazardous materials.

Pending committee assignment.

02/22/2024 Introduced in the Senate. Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation.